The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-07-28

Mr.. Fred. Loeb and family are at the
Cold Sulphur.
Mr.. J. F. Clarke, Of Alexandria, is
spending his vacation in Augusta.
Mrs. w. Cone, of Richmond, IS on a
visit to her mother, Mrs. McChesney.
The Board of Supervisors held session
on the 25th, and adjourned to meet on the
3Jth instant.
Mr.. John T. McChesney. of Aberdeen,
Dakota, is on a visit to his Virginia
friends.
Mr.. Chas. w. Snuff, of Danville, is on a
visit to his relatives and Old friends i'll
Stanton.
Misses Lizzie Wholev and Nora Fitz-
gerald, of this city are visiting the Misses
Mahoney, of Deerfeld.
"Steele's Tavern Items" came to hand
too late for publication this week. They
will appear in next issue.
Hon Il. D. McHenry and wife, of KY,
passed through the city on Monday to visit
their son, who is quite sick at Alton.
The Virginia ssFtnm and Homo pays
deserved compliment to DR.. Frank King s
management of the Shenandoah Fair.
Miss Mary Mahoney, of Deerlield, one
of Augusta's fairest daughters, has re-
turned from visit to friends in Bath.
Col. Jno. H. Crawford is the first in the
| field for the Legislature. In response to
a public call, he makes his announcem ent.
| Mrs Amanda Lilly. wife of Capt. M G.
Lilly. of Columbus, Ohio, died on the End.
She was an aunt Of the late Gen. r. ID.
Lilly.
The Stonewal Band is now enjoying its
summer holiday on Hopewell's Island,
near Bridgewater. We expect to hear
from the boys by next week.
We had pleasant call on Monday from
Revs. p. s. and E. A. Miller. of Bridge
water. The latter is the principal of that
excellent school-the Virginia Normal.
Mr. T. T. Donohue, of Wilmington, Del.
aud Mr.. 2. Meade, of Lowmoor, were in
| the city last Sunday to attend the funeral OF
their mother in law, Mrs. Thos Hormihan.
The Seventh Day Adventists will hold
their annual campmeeting at Harrison
burg, Aug. 18th. Reduced rates have
been secured from all points along the
B. & o.
Mr.. S. Burkholder, formerly of this
county, but now actively engaged in bust
ness in Charlottesville, Indiana, is. with
his wife and little son, on visit to old
friends in the Valley.
The breezy letter from the boys in
"Stonewall Camp, - came just about flock
ing up, y and we will have to defer it. 1t
is good enough to keep, and we hope will
be added to by our next issue.
Miss Louise Hawse, the accomplished
daughter of Rev. FL. II. HaWse ard Il
: graduate Of the Augusta Female Seminary,
will be the Art teacher at the lewisburg
} Female Seminary next session.
Mr.. Stuart Baldwin and family arrived
in Staunton last week from Kansas City,
Mo. Mrs. Baldwin will spend the summer
in Virginia. Mr.. B. is now engaged III
railroad engineering in Kentucky.
The Wytheville Enterprise contends.
: that the resolutions adopted by the Wythe
. | Democrats are but an endorsement OF the
+ views expressed by Gen. Jim Walker, in
!. his celebrated letter Of few months ago.
IL VIC. Robinson, Esq. a prominent at
S torney of Media, Penn, with his sister,
. loft l>ct TO u
sister. Mrs. J. d. Dreschler, of this city.
Miss Robinson will remain through the
It summer.
Mr. Sam1 Hague, of this city, has
brought lis a curiosity in the shape of a
double sect grown i'll his garden One OF
the heets had wrapp d C ,nps, tely around
the other 1t is d vegetable curiosity well
a worth seeing.
n William nunne!s, sea- Of City Sergeant
r. VIM. y. kupnels. fell from q tree or
+. Tuesday last. and broke both bones of his
leg. DR.. Hanger rendered the surgical at
tention. Although suffering considerably
1 the patient is in u fair way to recover.
We have received the annual catalogue
|
IT nal at ljridgewater. the last WAS pros
% porous session. AID the promise for the com
" ing year is encouraging The corps, headed
!. by Rev Z. a ii Her is Il very fine one, anc
4 the schoos Itself justly merits the high
e rep utatitn il "a j15E,
t. Hon. ]. r. Tucker. wsi!p delivering
lie the commencement address before the
10 students Of The South Carolina College
N had pitcher Of iced tea placed before
him and refreshed himself frequently
therefrom. The Southern Christian Ad
uocate thought it was champagne and saie
SO, but MI. fuckers friends proved that
=, the ADVOCATE was wrong and made thai
20 journal take it all back.
CO Capt Chas. Grattan, one of the officers
IN of the Farmers Assembly of Virginia, an
m nounces that a meeting Of the farmer
ee will be held in the court house at the Au
~ gust court. We have attended one O.
ay these meetings. They are not only inter
III esting but instructive, and our friends il
! the country should make it point to be
present It is because the farmers have
IL | not D25G more dGG0uGlOH " bileiI OWu luU6l
- ests, that dlserlminations have been mad
RS against them. 1t is time they were acting
IS During the storm Of Saturday evening
y last the lightning played about the tow
le fast and loose. The electric fluid foiloWe'
7o the telephone wire into the residence o
v MI w. ?. Tams. burnt the door sill. ait
nc tore off some plastering. Several inmate
III of the house felt the shock very percepti
40 bly,. Two large willow trees in rear of tn
residence Of Mr. Thos. S. Fuller. on AL
gusta street, were also struck. The raj
came down in torrents, for short Will
flooding the streets and filling the waite
Ia ways
VI We are glad 10 know that Maj 0. Il
y Funston, the popular stewart at the Inst
pe tuition, has so far recovered from his re
S' cent severe illness as to he aide to go t
." the Bear I.ithia Spring for q short time
l'' His card, published elsewhere, shows
u hearty appreciation of the sympathy show
Ut him in his hour of suffering-a sympath